More than 60,000 people have been fully vaccinated in New Hanover County. (Port City Daily / Courtesy New Hanover County) While just a month or so ago, folks were scurrying to get hard-to-come-by vaccine appointments in the tri-county region, today slots are readily available. Currently, all three public health departments — New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender — are reporting appointments open. They have been all week, in fact. Does that mean people are less interested in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine? Or that there is more supply? Judging by state numbers alone, over the last five weeks, North Carolina was vaccinating over 400,000 people a week, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ dashboard. This week the number was down almost by half, at around 230,000 vaccinations.